Big Brew Day

Big Brew Day Competition 2023


BIG BREW DAY 2023
Held on the first Saturday in May, Big Brew for National Homebrew Day is an opportunity to fire up the kettle and raise a glass to the greatest hobby there is – homebrewing!

BIG BREW DAY COMPETITION 2023
To celebrate Big Brew Day, the Weiz Guys Homebrew Club has created the Big Brew Day Competition. The purpose of the competition is to celebrate Big Brew and homebrewing by bringing homebrew clubs together to make the same official recipe for side-by-side competition.  This competition is by invitation only for all AHA registered homebrew clubs in the Rocky Mountain states of Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming.

WINNERS OF THE COMPETITION

  • Will have their homebrew club featured in Zymurgy magazine.
  • Will receive prizes for all of the club’s AHA members.
  • Will have all entry fees donated to their designated charitable organization.
    • First-place winner: 50% of all entry fees.
    • Second and third-place winners – 25% each of all entry fees.


NOTE: This is a private competition registered with the American Homebrewers Association and hosted by ReggieBeer.com.  You must enter the competition as a homebrew club. 

DROP OFF and SHIPPING LOCATION
Verboten Brewing & Barrel Project – 127 E 5th St, Loveland, CO 80907

COMPETITION LOCATION
The competition will be held at the AHA offices in Boulder, Colorado.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

  • 06/01/2023: Drop Off Window Opens.
  • 06/10/2023: Entry Window Closes.
  • 06/30/2023: Drop Off Window Closes. 
    (Entries must be received by 06/30/2023 to be eligible)
  • 07/08/2023: Big Brew Day Competition.

OFFICIAL RULES

  • You must enter the competition as a homebrew club.  You may not enter as an individual.
  • Each homebrew club is allowed to submit one (1) entry into the competition.
  • An entry consists of three (3) 10 ounce or larger bottles/cans.
  • The entry must be the official Big Brew 2023 homebrew recipe provided by the AHA for Big Brew.
  • The official Big Brew 2023 homebrew recipe is Nearly Nirvana Pale Ale.
  • If specific brands of malts, malt extract, or yeast are not available, equivalent substitutions are allowed.  If substitutions are used, the modified recipe must be provided.
  • All entries in the competition must be brewed on Big Brew Day at a gathering organized by the homebrew club.
  • A gathering of a homebrew club is defined as at least two (2) individuals.
  • Homebrew clubs are encouraged to brew several batches of the official Big Brew 2023 homebrew recipe on Big Brew Day, and to hold a club-only competition (COC) to select the club’s competition entry.
  • All homebrew clubs must designate a registered charitable organization.
  • A photograph of the gathering of your homebrew club on Big Brew Day is required.  If you win, this photograph will be used in Zymurgy magazine.  Up to four (4) photographs may be submitted.
  • Photographs of winning clubs will be used depending on the content.  Please keep it clean and appropriate.  The selection of all photographs is at the discretion of the American Homebrewers Association.
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